Russian President Vladimir Putin s assertive foreign policy stance of recent years reflects the confidence that comes with a booming economy.

There is thus little reason to believe that a more explicitly assertive stance is necessary for dealing with the splittist government in Taipei.

This unusually assertive stance reflects rising frustration among Christians, as well as the secular and liberal opposition, with the Muslim Brotherhood s power monopoly.

China s assertive stance in its dispute with the country over the Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands is being used to justify increased US military presence and intervention in the Philippines and in the region.

Japan adopted a similar stance.

That is an unconvincing stance.

Indonesia s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has perhaps been the most assertive.

That, in turn, will merely encourage Russia to become even more assertive.

Russia is not becoming assertive, aggressive, or imperial, as many observers claim.

Britain s stance holds lessons for today.

Yet this stance has become untenable.

That they share the same life stance and membership in a life stance organization does not change this situation.

There is a difference between assertive promotion and more gentle support of democratization.

There is a difference between assertive promotion of democracy and more gentle support.

Other American politicians took the same stance.

This stance is perplexing and possibly dangerous.

The US stance has been entirely different.

If anything, Abe is even more committed to building an assertive and unapologetic Japan.

You could argue that MlT turned a blind eye, and that was okay for them to do, but taking that stance taking that neutral stance, in and of itself was taking a pro prosecutor stance.

When should this stance change if not now?

This stance conveniently avoided rows with oil dictators.

As for the Church's stance, the blogger notes

A little more, Yeah. Now lower your stance.

Against that background, China s increasingly assertive territorial and maritime claims threaten Asian peace and stability.

So powerful people tend to be, not surprisingly, more assertive and more confident, more optimistic.

Not surprisingly, that stance has further inflamed Korean emotions.

There is a third explanation for Germany s particular stance.

But neither diplomatic stance is likely to continue indefinitely.

Catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina have reinforced this stance.

Of course, my book cannot be the Mexican stance.

Our memories will forever behold his sayings and stance.

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If Sunnis triumph there, they may become more assertive in countries that have large Shia populations.

To be fair, there have been exceptions to this stance.

Bahraini blogger emoodz discusses his country's stance on the environment.

Tunisian writer Gilbert Naccache also criticized the proclaimed democrats' stance

Look again at how it moves. Stiff legs, long stance,

They point to the negative results of China s more assertive policies since the economic crisis of 2008.

Without personal experience of China s recent traumatic history, the next generation will be more confident and assertive.

These assertive approaches have made the United Nations appear more relevant to the peoples of the world.

With Merkel, the substance of Germany s foreign policy will change little, but the assertive style will be muted.

Finally, as China has become more confident and assertive, its shadow over Russia has grown longer and thicker.

An assertive and relatively stable China, it seems, must expand, lest pent up internal pressures tear it apart.

Assertive community treatment, or ACT, is an intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery.

It is time for the Assembly to be more assertive within the mandate accorded it by the Charter.